Dark armpit is not usually anything to worry about, but it can be very embarrassing, it is usually caused by reaction to shaving, the accumulation of dead skin cells, and the regular use of underarm deodorants and hair removal creams.
The good news is, it is quite easy to lighten these dark patches under your arms and it is even cheap.
Here are three sure ways to get rid of dark underarms using natural products.
Cucumber: “Cucumber is naturally soothing and it has a mild bleaching effect on the skin and it is very gentle on the skin, to use cucumber to lighten dark skin on the underarms, rub sliced cucumber over the affected area twice a day, and in time you should start to see the dark patches of skin begin to lighten”.
Milk: “Milk contains fatty acids and vitamins that will soften the skin as well as lighten it, use a mixture of two tablespoons of milk mixed with plain flour to make a paste and then apply that to your underarms and leave it on for about fifteen minutes before you wash it off, this will lighten the skin, soften it, and it will help to remove the dead skin cells from the surface of the skin”.
Orange peel: “Orange peel is another natural ingredient that will lighten skin and exfoliate, leave some orange peel out in the sun to dry and then grind up the dried orange peel into a powder, then, mix the orange peel powder with enough milk to form a paste and gently scrub your underarms with the paste for about five minutes before washing it off with warm water, repeat that two or three times a week for the best results”.